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DEFLORATION
defloration
(noun) the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
defloration
(noun) an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
defloration (countable and uncountable, plural deflorations)
the act of deflowering
Synonym: deflowerment
Source: Wiktionary
Def`lo*ra"tion, n. Etym: [LL. defloratio: cf. F. défloration.]
1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration if a virgin. Johnson.
2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part; careful culling or selection. [R.] The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the defloration of the English laws. Sir M. Hale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
25 November 2024
ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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